Entrepreneurship and small business management entrepreneurship is at the heart of every business every large company started out as a small business led by an entrepreneur as our economy becomes more volatile having the skills and knowledge to start a new business may mean the difference between prosperity and poverty entrepreneurial skills are also in demand in established companies . Entrepreneurship and small business management can we afford to neglect them in the twenty first century business school allan a gibb small business centre durham university business school mill hill lane durham dh1 3lb uk search for more papers by this author allan a gibb small business centre durham university business school mill hill lane durham dh1 3lb uk search for . Management of a business the experience and personal background can have diverse effect on the entrepreneurship that can foster or hinder a business the study is going to focus on different types of entrepreneurial ventures their effect on the economy apart from this the skills and mindset needed to set up a business will be elaborated along with the ways experience and personal . Entrepreneurship and small business management post author by joseph post date september 26 2018 unit learning outcomes explore and illustrate the range of venture types that might be considered entrepreneurial assess the impact of small businesses on the economy determine and assess the key aspects of an entrepreneurial mind set examine the different environments that foster or hinder